NHL: Calgary Flames blast Nashville Predators 6-3

Curtis Glencross had his second career hat trick as the Calgary Flames beat the Nashville Predators 6-3 on Friday night for their sixth straight home win.

Mark Giordano, Blake Comeau and Jiri Hudler also scored for Calgary, which led 2-0 just 8 minutes into the game after scoring on its first two shots.

Gabriel Bourque had his team-leading ninth goal for Nashville, and Mike Fisher and David Legwand also scored. Nashville goalie Pekka Rinne, who came in with a 2.13 goals-against average, was pulled for the second straight night after Comeau's goal put the Flames up two.

Flyers 2, Devils 1: Matt Read and Claude Giroux both scored goals in the shootout to lead host Philadelphia to a win over New Jersey.

Trade: The Anaheim Ducks acquired center David Steckel from Toronto in exchange for right wing Ryan Lasch and a seventh-round pick in the 2014 draft. ... The Buffalo Sabres have traded defenseman T.J. Brennan to the Florida Panthers in exchange for a fifth-round pick in this year's draft.

Coyotes: The Coyotes have signed defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson to a new six-year contract.